mini mba in business

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Mini MBA in

Thirosh is a qualified attorney and has worked as General Counsel

in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector, in large, listed

multinationals for the last 20 years.

She recently graduated with her MBA from the Gordon Institute of

Business Science (GIBS), one of Africa’s leading business schools.

She earned the coveted award for best applied research for her

case study in Behavioural Economics which she completed in the

book retail sector. She was invited by leading publisher Emerald

Publishing to publish her work. Her case study and teaching notes

are now being used by international business schools to teach

behavioural economics at business schools across the world looking

for applied business examples in emerging markets.

Having found great joy in creating learning content during her

case study, she has decided to change careers and work in the

education sector creating content for people who are eager to better

themselves. Her maxim is that learning is an everyday habit and she

finds as much joy in creating content as it is also an opportunity for

her to keep expanding her knowledge, which she is keen to impart

with you.Thirosh Naidoo

Mini MBA in Business

Meet your educator

Starter Pack

In the Mini MBA course, you can expect 4 modules comprising of the following:

Each module consists of:8 lessons8 post lesson quizzes4 practice assignments1 module assignment

As an extra, you are able to purchase the toolkit:Webinar slidesSummary notesBonus lessons

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Strategy I: Business Strategy Basics

Marketing I: The Exciting World of Marketing

Economics I: Perspectives in economics

Accounting I: Accounting fundamentals

Supply chain management I: The Marvellous World of Supply Chain

& Operations Management

Strategic human resource management I: Human Capital intrinsics

Informations systems I: Information System Fundamentals

Leadership, ethics, governance & law I: Leadership

Strategy III: Advanced Business Analysis

Marketing III

Economics III: Macroeconomics

Accounting III: Intepreting the Balance Sheet & Basic Ratio Analysis

Supply chain management III

Strategic human resource management III: Organisational Behaviour

and leadership in Multinational Organisations

Information systems III: Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Leadership, ethics, governance & law III: Business Ethics

Strategy II: Business Analysis Basics

Marketing II: The Compelling World of Marketing

Economics II: Macroeconomics

Accounting II: Interpreting the Income Statement

Supply chain management II

Strategic human resource management II

Information systems II: Big Data & the Internet of Things

Leadership, ethics, governance & law II: Governance

Strategy IV

Marketing IV: Marketing Analytics & the Digital Marketing Mix

Economics IV: Behavioural Economics

Accounting IV: Advanced Ratio Analysis

Supply chain management IV

Strategic human resource management IV

Information systems IV: Futures Studies

Leadership, ethics, governance & law IV: Business Laws


Course Outline

The world of business is in a state of rapid & constant change and becomes more competitive over time. This course will enable students, who do not have the time, money nor resources to spend on a traditional MBA, to develop an integrated understanding of the business world through contemporary concepts, tools, models, and frameworks.

Students will be equipped to apply this knowledge in their analysis of business information and trends to make sense of the world of business and to communicate meaningfully & with confidence, so that they are able to empower themselves to progress their careers. The biggest advantage of studying an MBA is that it creates opportunities for career advancement, which translates into a better salary over time.

“It creates opportunities for career advancements.”

We have created this programme by reviewing the MBA courses of leading business schools and e-learning platforms.

Through a process of distillation, the programme is designed to deliver to you, contemporary, practical relevant knowledge.

This knowledge bank will arm you with the confidence to speak to any business person on the core subjects. More importantly, this course will guide you on the right questions to ask.

Eric Ries says “ In the old economy, it was all about having the answers, but in today’s dynamic lean economy, it’s more about asking the right questions. A more beautiful question is about figuring out how to ask and answer questions that can lead to new opportunities and growth.”

With information growing by the second, we can’t possibly learn it all, but we can learn how to probe as you develop through the knowledge escalation levels from basic, intermediate, advanced to proficient skills, to achieve your Mini MBA in Business.

In this Mini MBA in Business, we will cover relevant business themes in these subjects.

These subjects form the foundation in business degrees across the world and will be taught in a T-format.


Why Study a mini MBA?

Course Design


Business Strategy, Leadership and Technology will be taught as our horizontal universal topics, which apply to the business pillars. Our vertical business pillars include the exciting worlds of strategic marketing, economics, accounting, operations management and strategic human resources.

These subjects, their dominant themes and challenges are what capture the minds and attention of today’s business leaders. So, these topics will give you insight into what shapes the business leader’s agenda.

Stages of knowledge development embedding the design of this course

Knowledge development

Learning stage 1: NOVICE

Learning stage 2: APPRENTICE

Learning stage 3: JOURNEYMAN

Learning stage 4: MASTER

Learning stage 5: COACH

Unconscious Incompetence - I don’t know what I don’t know - Students will be introduced to business theory and the integrated manner in which the contemporary business world works, through foundational concepts, tools, models and frameworks. This will activate interest and provoke learning.

Conscious Incompetence - I know now but I am not good at it - Knowledge and awareness will be deepened by introducing another layer of knowledge with practically applicable models and tools, relevant in the students day-to-day business activities.

Conscious Competence - I know how but I need to think about this and concentrate on what I do - Knowledge learnt in prior modules is entrenched through repeated practice and models and tools will be tailored to fit the students specific context.

Unconscious Competence - I know and I can do this effortlessly - Students will be trained to apply the knowledge learnt to new situations and so doing the knowledge is deepened with students gaining significant confidence in application.

Mastery & Proficiency - Students will now be at the stageof intuitive understanding, be taught how to reflect and question, evaluate, assess, and apply the knowledge in an integrated fashion and coach others in the knowledge that they have gained becoming recognised as proficient/master in the theory.


This course is aimed at three types of students:

Firstly those in business who want to arm themselves with the theoretical grounding and practical ready to apply tools, to remain competitive and ahead of their peers and colleagues BUT do not have the time or resources to dedicate to the full MBA programme.Secondly those who wish to pursue and MBA and want a quick study of the proposed content so that they are prepared and confident to tackle their their future coursework; alternatively are busy with an MBA and require a quick concise revision of their course content.

Thirdly those who already have academic credentials or are seasoned in business and need a quick refresher of current and contemporary business jargon, tools, models and insights.

Why study this Mini MBA?

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